Improvement in collars



`Massachusetts, have invented a new and use- UNITED STATES PATENTEEICE..

HARRIET GODFREYEMERY AND MARGARET GATE FULLER, OF BOSTON,

' MASSACHUSETTS.

llvlenovetviizmr :N COLLARS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 505,414?, dated July19, 1870.

To all whom t may concern: l l Beit known that` we, HARRIET GODERE'YEMERY and MARGARET GATE-FULLER, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk andState of ful Improvement in C loth and Paper Collars; and we do herebydeclare that the following is afull and exact description of the same,reference being had to the accompanying'drawing, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon. l l

` This invention consists of a collar constructed of two parts ofsimilar shape, one of which forms the collar proper, and the otherayoke, which is intended to slip under the outer garment for the purposeof securing the Whole in place. The parts being similar in shape, theouter part, used as a collar, when soiled maybe placed inside to serveas the yoke, while the other takes its place upon the outside.

y In the drawing a perspective view of our improved collar is shown.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use our invention, wenow proceed to describefully the construction of the same.

d and represent the 'parts of the collar. l

The part'd is intended to be slipped under the outer garment, for thepurpose ot' securing the Vwhole in place. When the part e .becomessoiled, the position of the parts may be reversed, and the part d serveasa collar, while the` part e is employed to retain the whole in place.By means ot' this construction a cheap collar is produced, which is notonly capable of double use, but which will also securely and smoothlyretain its place though secured by a single button.

Wedo not claim, broadly, the idea of securing collars in place by meansof a strip projecting beneath the outer garment, for this we know to beold; but,

Having thus fully described our invention, whatwe claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, isl The duplex collar d e, whenconstructed as described, for the purpose set'i'orth.

This'speciticat-ion signed and witnessed this 28th day ot' February,1870.

l H. GODFREY EMERY.

. M. C. FULLER.

NVitnesses:

J ABEZ A. SAWYER, FRED LITTLEEIELD.

